Sending 2012 out with a bang…

Chuck in his natural environment

The bang of a hammer and nail gun, that is.

Having finished the larger guest bedroom in November, this New Year’s holiday we undertook the smaller guest room’s makeover – the goal being to be (mostly) finished with both guest bedrooms by 2013, making way for the much bigger [...]

10 years

Dec 4, 2002

Ten years ago next Tuesday in Laguna Beach at a gazebo overlooking the ocean on a glorious afternoon just at sunset (I took the craziest risk of my life (did I mention that prior to meeting Chuck I was a lifelong commitment-phobe?) and married Chuck. It’s been glorious, joyful, sometimes sad, [...]

Chez O’Shea is back in business!

ta-da!

Just in time for holiday visitors, Chez O’Shea is open and ready for company! It took us ten days of intermittent hard work (with breaks for gainful employment) but the spare bedroom now has hardwood floors, fresh paint and an overall new look and feel. It is now the official GUEST bedroom!

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Keeping Big Brother in the Know

Chuck and I are going to the Caribbean in early December to celebrate our tenth anniversary (I know! Awesome, huh? We’re pretty excited.) We wanted to go someplace where neither of us had been and that wouldn’t break the bank (home improvement ain’t cheap) and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic fit the bill. We’re [...]